Apparatus for applying gummed labels to continuously advancing bottles or other objects

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF GUMMED LABELS TO CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING BOTTLES OR OTHER OBJECTS, COMPRISING A ROTATING OR OSCILLATING GLUE-BEADING PICKUP MEMBER, A CONTINUOUSLY REVOLVING GLUE APPLICATOR CYLINDER, A STATIONARY STACK OF LABELS, AND A CONTINUOUSLY REVOLVING GRIPPER OR VACUUM CYLINDER, IN IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ADVANCING SAID PICKUP MEMBER ALONG AN ENDLESS PATH WHEREBY IT FOLLOWS THE CONFIGURATION OF AND SUCCESSIVELY CONTACTS THE GLUE CYLINDER, THE LABEL STACK AND THE FRIPPER CYLINDER WHILE ASSUMING THEID PERIPHERAL SPEEDS WITHIN THE AREA OF CONTACT, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A DRIVE FOR THE PICKUP MEMBER COMPRISING A DRIVING SHAFT, AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND A DRIVEN SHAFT, SAID DRIVEN SHAFT CARRYING THE PICKUP MEMBER, A FIRST ARM LINKING THE DRIVING SHAFT AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, A SECOND ARM LINKING THE INTERMIDATE SHAFT AND THE DRIVEN SHAFT, A FIRST CAM ABOUT SAID DRIVING SHAFT, A STATIONARY GUN GEAR ABOUT SAID DRIVING SHAFT, A FIRST CAM FOLLOWER CARRIER ON SAID INTERMIDATE SHAFT, A PLANETARY GEAR ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ROTATED THEREWITH AND MESHING WITH SAID SUN GEAR, WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID DRIVING SHAFT THROUGH SAID FIRST ARM CAUSES SAI D INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO ROTATE ABOUT SAID DRIVING SHAFT, ENGAGEMENT OF THE FIRST CAM FOLLOWER WITH THE FIRST CAM CAUSING THE FOLLOWER TO MOVE UP AND DOWN, A FIRST GEAR ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CAM FOLLOWER SO AS TO MOVE UP AND DOWN THEREWITH, AN INCLINED TRACK CONNECTING SAID FIRST GEAR AND SAID INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WHEREBY UPWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST GEAR IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRST CONFIGURATION IS TRANSFORMED INTO ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST GEAR IN ONE DIRECTION AND DOWNWARD MOVEMENT TO OPPOSITE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT, A SECOND GEAR ON SAID DRIVEN SHAFT DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR AND CAUSING SAID PICKUP MEMBER TO ROTATE IN ONE OR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE FIRST CONFIGURATION, A SECOND CAM GENERALLY SURROUNDING SAID DRIVING INTERMEDIATE AND DRIVEN SHAFTS, AND A SECOND CAM FOLLOWER ON SAID SECOND ARM, WHEREBY SAID SECOND CAM FOLLOWER CAUSES SAID DRIVEN SHAFT AND PICKUP MEMBER TO FOLLOW A CLOSED ROTARY PATH WHILE SAID PICKUP MEMBER IS ADDITIONALLY CAUSED TO ROTATE MORE OR LESS BY THE INTERENGAGEMENT OF SAID SECOND AND FIRST GEARS, SAID FIRST GEAR AND INCLINED TRACK AND SAID FIRST CAM FOLLOWER AND FIRST CAM.